Interviews underway for next RCMP commissioner

Interviews are underway this week for the next commissioner of the RCMP — and the government’s newly announced selection committee provides clues about what the government is looking for in the new leader of the national police force.

Late last week, headhunting firm Boyden notified some applicants they were no longer under consideration for the opportunity to replace former commissioner Bob Paulson, who retired at the end of June, according to one person contacted by the firm who spoke to CBC News on condition of anonymity.